Car-coupling



(No Model.)

A. PRICE.

CAR OOUPLING.

No. 494,691. Patented Apr. 4, 1893.

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CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,691, dated April 4,1893. Application filed September 16, 1392. Serial No. 46,063. (Nomodel.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, ALEXANDER PRICE, a resident of Cato, in the county ofRankin and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Car-Couplers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others-skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

The invention relates to automatic car couplers of the hook and linktype and to that class in which each member is provided with a fixedhook and a pivoted link and its object is to provide efficient means forautomatically throwing the links over the hooks and for the ready andsecure engagement thereby; and the invention consists in theconstruction hereinafter described and particularly pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation; and Fig. 2is a plan of the improved coupler.

Numeral 1 indicates the draw heads. On the upper side of each of theseis fixed a hook 2 preferably integral with the head. This hook isnarrowed on its upper and rear part 3 and rounded below and undercut at5 all for the purpose hereinafter stated.

6 denotes the links suitably pivoted in the draw-heads at the sidethereof and each opposite a hook in the opposing head in position to bethrown over it.

Each link is pivotally secured by means of a bolt 7 and is adapted whendesired to turn on the bolt and hang below the head as shown in dottedlines at 6' in Fig. 1. To adjust it for coupling it is raised to theposition indicated in the same figure by dotted lines 6", in whichposition it is sustained by a pivoted tripping lever 10. If itis desiredto raise the link from its present position to an operative one it canbe done by hand or a brakemans stick. The tripping lever is normallysupported in the draw-head in an inclined position as shown with itsfoot 10 extending beyond the head. The link when adjusted for automaticcoupling lies upon this lever in its inclined position as indicated at6". Being thus disposed the upper part of the pivoted lever 10 will bethrown up and forward by a blow on its foot 10 and such operation willalso move the link. By this construction the impact of opposingdraw-heads will throw a link, or links if two be thus arranged, as willordinarily be the case, over their corresponding hooks. The independenttripping lever arranged as set forth sustains'the link in position to beautomatically coupled and does not interfere with dropping the link to avertical position out of the way when desired. Were a tripping armattached to the link it would interfere with this operation or wouldnecessitate a considerable recess in the drawhead for the movement ofsuch arm. I therefore prefer the separate link-supporting andlink-throwing lever substantially as herein set forth and claimed.

To provide against a defective registering of the draw-heads whereby theaxes of the hook and its link are not in the same straight line thepoint of the hook is narrowed to insure the suitable falling of the linkobliquely over the same. 3 to further facilitate the passage of the linkover the hook and it is undercut to securely retain it.

Between the hook and link in each head is a recess 8 extending inwardlyas indicated by dotted lines and adapted to receive alink which may besecured by an ordinary pin through hole 9. This construction adapts thedevice to couple with an ordinary coupler of the link and pin variety.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In an automatic coupler for cars, the draw-head provided with a hookfixed thereon at one side, the link pivoted to the other side and thelink-supporting and tripping lever pivoted in a slot in the head andhaving its foot adapted to extend beyond the same to receive the impactof an opposing head the tripping lever and the link being pivoted uponthe same bolt; substantially as set forth.

2. In an automatic coupler for cars, the draw-head provided with a hook,fixed thereon at one side, the link pivoted by a bolt to the other side,and the link-supporting and trip- The hook is also rounded at ping leverpivoted in a slot in the head and In testimony whereof I have signedthis upon the sainebolt as the link and having its specification in thepresence of two snbscrib- I0 foot adapted to extend beyond the same torein g" Witnesses. ceive the impact of an op osin head, said 7 5 leverbeing normally sustair sed iii an inclined ALEXANDER PRICE position andthe link adapted to lie thereon \Vitnesses: in such position or to dropto a vertical plane SOL DOBSON, as desired; substantially as described.JAMES H. GLASS.

